If you are running Windows 7 or Windows 8 you may have seen the “Get Windows 10” icon in the system tray.
If you are annoyed by it (like me), you can remove it easily. Here is how:
1) Press Windows logo key and start typing: Windows Update and press Enter key to open Windows Update window
2) Click on the small link Installed Updates (on the left side)
3) List of updates will open. Now, in the search bar (upper right) type in KB3035583 – that is the number of update responsible for displaying this icon.
4) Click Uninstall and restart your computer when it asks you.
After doing the above the update may reappear in the list of offered updates. If that happens, simply right click on the update and select Hide Update and it won’t be offered again.
Once again Microsoft is pushing sneaky updates described as “Important” and “Recommended Update”. While I welcome their move to offer Windows 10 for free to users, I still think the option to disable the tool or to uninstall it should also be offered, and not pushed to users.
